Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

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  Año 2008, Vol. 56, Número 6

  • Hospital Charges Attributable to a Primary Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases in Older Adults in the United States, 1998 to 2004

    A. T. Curns, Claudia A. Steiner, James J. Sejvar, Lawrence B. Schonberger

    • Resumen

    págs. 969-975

    

  • Comparison of Effect of Aerobic Cycle Training and Progressive Resistance Training on Walking Ability After Stroke: A Randomized Sham Exercise-Controlled Study

    Mi Joung Lee, Sharon Kilbreath, Maria A. Fiatarone Singh, Brian Zeman, Stephen R. Lord, Jacquelene Raymond, Glen M. Davis

    • Resumen

    págs. 976-985

    

  • A Multidomain Approach for Predicting Older Driver Safety Under In-Traffic Road Conditions

    Joanne M. Wood, Kaarin J. Anstey, Graham K. Kerr, Philippe F. Lacherez, Stephen R. Lord

    • Resumen

    págs. 986-993

    

  • Serum Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate Levels Predict Longevity in Men: 27-Year Follow-Up Study in a Community-Based Cohort (Tanushimaru Study)

    Mika Enomoto, Hisashi Adachi, Ako Fukami, Kumiko Furuki, Akira Satoh, Maki Otsuka, Shun Ichi Kumagae, Yasuki Nanjo, Yoshiyuki Shigetoh, Tsutomu Imaizumi

    • Resumen

    págs. 994-998

    

  • The Price of Bouncing Back: One-Year Mortality and Payments for Acute Stroke Patients with 30-Day Bounce-Backs

    Amy J. Kind, Maureen A. Smith, Jinn-Ing Liou, Nancy Pandhi, Jennifer R. Frytak, Michael D. Finch

    • Resumen

    págs. 999-1005

    

  • Engagement in Multiple Steps of the Advance Care Planning Process: A Descriptive Study of Diverse Older Adults

    Rebecca L. Sudore, Adam D. Schickedanz, C. Seth Landefeld, Brie A. Williams, Karla Lindquist, Steven Z. Pantilat, Dean Schillinger

    • Resumen

    págs. 1006-1013

    

  • Peak Expiratory Flow as a Predictor of Subsequent Disability and Death in Community-Living Older Persons

    Carlos A. Vaz Fragoso, Evelyne A. Gahbauer, Peter H. Van Ness, John Concato, Thomas M. Gill

    • Resumen

    págs. 1014-1020

    

  • Carvedilol Versus Controlled-Release Metoprolol for Elderly Veterans with Heart Failure

    Thomas S. Rector, Inder S. Anand, David B. Nelson, Kristine E. Ensrud

    • Resumen

    págs. 1021-1027

    

  • Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Cognitive Decline in Two Large Cohorts of Community-Dwelling Older Adults

    Olivia I. Okereke, Jae H. Kang, Nancy R. Cook, Michael J. Gaziano, JoAnn E. Manson, Julie E. Buring, Francine Grodstein

    • Resumen

    págs. 1028-1036

    

  • Incident Physical Disability in People with Lower Extremity Peripheral Arterial Disease: The Role of Cardiovascular Disease

    Jennifer S. Brach, Cam Solomon, Barbara L. Naydeck, Kim Sutton-Tyrrell, Paul L. Enright, Nancy Swords Jenny, Paulo H.M. Chaves, Anne B. Newman

    • Resumen

    págs. 1037-1044

    

  • Are Elderly Hospitalized Patients Getting Enough Protein?

    Cathy Gaillard, Emmanuel Alix, Yves Boirie, Gilles Berrut, Patrick Ritz

    • Resumen

    págs. 1045-1049

    

  • Association Between Interleukin-6 and Lower Extremity Function After Hip Fracture - The Role of Muscle Mass and Strength

    Ram R. Miller, Michelle Shardell, Gregory E. Hicks, Anne R. Cappola, William G. Hawkes, Janet A. Yu-Yahiro, Jay Magaziner

    • Resumen

    págs. 1050-1056

    

  • The Effects of Total Hip Arthroplasty on Physical Functioning in the Older Population

    Linda George, David Ruiz Jr., Frank A. Sloan

    • Resumen

    págs. 1057-1062

    

  • Discharge Setting for Patients with Hip Fracture: Trends from 2001 to 2005

    Tracy U. Nguyen-Oghalai, Yong Fang Kuo, Dong Zhang, James E. Graham, James S. Goodwin, Kenneth J. Ottenbacher

    • Resumen

    págs. 1063-1068

    

  • Amount of Social Contact and Hip Fracture Mortality

    Edward Mortimore, Dirk Haselow, Melissa Dolan, William G. Hawkes, Patricia Langenberg, Sheryl Zimmerman, Jay Magaziner

    • Resumen

    págs. 1069-1074

    

  • Functional Recovery After Hip Fracture: The Combined Effects of Depressive Symptoms, Cognitive Impairment, and Delirium

    Jane L. Givens, Tara B. Sanft, Edward R. Marcantonio

    • Resumen

    págs. 1075-1079

    

  • A Quality Improvement Program to Enhance After-Hours Telephone Communication Between Nurses and Physicians in a Long-Term Care Facility

    Heather E. Whitson, S. Nicole Hastings, Deborah A. Lekan, Richard Sloane, Heidi K. White, Eleanor S. McConnell

    • Resumen

    págs. 1080-1086

    

  • Homocysteine Levels and Lacunar Brain Infarcts in Elderly Women: The Prospective Population Study of Women in Gothenburg

    Dimitri Edin Zylbertein, Ingmar Skoog, Cecilia Björkelund, Xinxin Guo, Bodil Hultén, Lars Arne Andreasson, Bo Palmertz, Dag S. Thelle, Lauren Lissner

    • Resumen

    págs. 1087-1091

    

  • Prevention of Falls in Nursing Homes: Subgroup Analyses of a Randomized Fall Prevention Trial

    Kilian Rapp, Sarah E. Lamb, Gisela Büchele, Ranjit Lall, Ulrich Lindemann, Clemens Becker

    • Resumen

    págs. 1092-1097

    

  • Successful Aging: The Contribution of Early-Life and Midlife Risk Factors

    Annie Britton, Martin Shipley, Archana Singh-Manoux, Michael G. Marmot

    • Resumen

    págs. 1098-1105

    

  • Hyperglycemia as a Predictor of In-Hospital Mortality in Elderly Patients without Diabetes Mellitus Admitted to a Sub-Intensive Care Unit

    Intissar Sleiman, Tony Sabatini, Annette Ranhoff, Antonella Ricci, Renzo Rozzini, Marco Trabucchi, Alessandro Morandi

    • Resumen

    págs. 1106-1110

    

  • Identification of Older Patients with Heart Failure Who May Be Candidates for Hospice Care: Development of a Simple Four-Item Risk Score

    Bao C. Huynh, Aleksandr Rovner, Michael W. Rich

    • Resumen

    págs. 1111-1115

    

  • Effectiveness of Nonpharmacological Interventions in Delaying the Institutionalization of Patients with Dementia: A Meta-Analysis

    Anouk Spijker, Myrra Vernooij-Dassen, Emmelyne Vasse, Eddy Adang, Hub Wollersheim, Richard Grol, Frans Verhey

    • Resumen

    págs. 1116-1128

    

  • Elderly Indo-Caribbean Hindus and End-of-Life Care: A Community-Based Exploratory Study

    Arun S. Rao, Ohm M. Desphande, Chan Jamoona, Carrington M. Reid

    • Resumen

    págs. 1129-1133

    

  • The Effect of the Geriatrics Education for Emergency Medical Services Training Program in a Rural Community

    Manish N. Shah, Karthik Rajasekaran, William D. Sheahan III, Tracy Wimbush, Jurgis Karuza

    • Resumen

    págs. 1134-1139

    

  • Chief Resident Immersion Training in the Care of Older Adults: An Innovative Interspecialty Education and Leadership Intervention

    Sharon A. Levine, Serena H. Chao, Belle Brett, Angela H. Jackson, Adam B. Burrows, Laura N. Goldman, Lisa B. Caruso

    • Resumen

    págs. 1140-1145

    

  • Hypertension: A Leap of Faith and an Opportunity to Address Existing Therapeutic Challenges

    Oscar M. P. Jolobe

    págs. 1146-1147

    

  • Use of prescription drugs among finnish centenarians

    Maarit J. Korhonen, Timo Klaukka, Eija Lönnroos, Sirpa Hartikainen

    págs. 1148-1149

    

  • Oxidative stress and multi-organ failure in hospitalized elderly people

    James S. Powers, L. Jackson Roberts II, Emily Tarvin, Nobuko Hongu, Leena Choi, Maciej S. Buchowski

    págs. 1150-1152

    

  • The case of the probe into the hidden language: It made all the difference

    Marianne K. G. Tanabe, Diane Faran

    pág. 1150